Conrad Herwig, The Latin Side of Chick Corea, Savant **** recommended

Feel good all over

Michael Wollny and Émile Parisien, Freiheit, ACT ****

Dynamic duo play

Cécile McLorin Salvant Covers Cy Coleman, Stephen Sondheim & Billy Strayhorn on Her 1st Orchestral Album

A sumptuous return to form

Mick Goodrick and Fred Hersch, Feebles, Fables & Ferns, ECM ****

A one off from the 1980s released for the first time.

Carsten Dahl, Komponistens Suite, Musique Phénoménale ****

Three as 1

Trish Clowes, Try Me, Stoney Lane **** recommended

Two buses have arrived at once this year where saxophonist Trish Clowes is concerned. Both go…

Johanna Summer, Dialoge, ACT ****

A series of remarkable classically inspired two piano encounters prove full of grace. There's a remarkable…

Jeremy Siskind, Seeking Balance, Outside in Music **** recommended

Claire Martin is sublime particularly on 'Snow'. And ripples from the instrumentals of the Siskind led…

Steve Wilson, Enduring Sonance, Smoke Sessions **** recommended

There's a lot of spirit in the rendition here of a strong selection of tunes including…

Matthew Stevens, Matthew Stevens, Candid ****

An ambient, late night kind of listen factoring in originals of Canada born guitarist Matthew Stevens…

Wynton Marsalis and Vince Giordano, The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Blue Engine **** recommended

Vibrant trad jazz intimations of Satch wail, smear and ache.

Billy Childs, Triumvirate, Mack Avenue ****

Originals win the day

The W, Mikrokosmos, TYZart**** recommended

Following the example of Chick Corea, Bruno Heinen's The W for Mikrokosmos zones in specifically on…

Peter Erskine, Peregrine, Hard Wag Records **** highly recommended

A winning array of Keith Jarrett, Phoebe Snow, Alan Pasqua, Peter Erskine, Brian Wilson and Jimmy…

Biréli Lagrène, Elegant People, PeeWee! ****

Swinging French guitar icon Biréli Lagrène does not disappoint with his best album in simply years.…

Alexander Claffy, Alive in Philadelphia, Vol. 1 (At Chris’ Jazz Cafe), Cellar Music ****

Leaps out of the speakers: what a very happening live album from a stellar US band…

Noa Levy and Paul Edis Trio, Portrait in Evans, Dot Time Records **** recommended

Unveiling their swinging new "modern jazz" album together inspired by the hugely influential Miles Davis Kind…

Mark Turner, Patternmaster, ECM ****

Bass rich quartet studio sounds from tender modernist the poet of the saxophone, Mark Turner. The…